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2019 Chevrolet Volt offers 7.2kW charger, improves convenience

Green Car Congress

kW charging system on the 2019 Chevrolet Volt cuts recharging times nearly in half by adding about twice the all-electric driving range per hour of charge. With about twice the range added during 240V Level 2 charging sessions, the 2019 Volt’s 7.2 hours with a 240-volt outlet and supporting hardware.

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NHTSA Opens Investigation Into the Chevy Volt

The Truth About Cars

The Chevrolet Volt was a surprisingly decent car with an innovative powertrain and attractive styling, but its time came to an end a few years back. The NHTSA is looking at 2016 to 2019 Volts after it said it received 61 complaints related to the car’s battery energy control module.

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GM to kill Chevy Volt production in 2019 (Updated)

Green Car Reports

General Motors confirmed Monday morning that it plans to cease production of the Chevrolet Volt in March, as part of an effort to streamline production and pivot its business more toward zero-emissions and personal-mobility efforts. The Volt was the first production plug-in car sold in the U.S.

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Audi and Porsche have a safer mobile charging cable for EV, PHEV models

Green Car Reports

Audi and Porsche are conducting a recall of 240-volt Level 2 AC charging cables for EVs and plug-in hybrids. from model years 2019 to 2024, including the E-Tron and E-Tron Sportback, Q4 E-Tron and Q4 E-Tron Sportback, and E-Tron GT EVs, as well as the Q5 plug-in hybrid. The recall covers 93,196 Audi vehicles in the U.S.

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Big deals arrive on 2019 Chevy Volt: Get one while you can

Green Car Reports

In an effort to clear out the last of its inventory, General Motors has added the Chevrolet Volt to its list of models eligible for an 18 percent discount off sticker price this month. When it went on sale in December 2010, the Volt was the first mainstream-brand plug-in car of the modern era (beating the Nissan Leaf by a matter of days.)

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10 lessons from the short life of the Chevy Volt, 2011-2019

Green Car Reports

On February 15, GM ended production of the innovative Chevrolet Volt with little fanfare. Over two generations and nine model years, the company sold more than 150,000 of the compact plug-in hybrid hatchbacks. In automotive time, nine model years isn’t that long.

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GM rolls last Chevy Volt off Detroit assembly line

Green Car Reports

With the end of Chevrolet Volt production last week, it looks more like pure electric cars are winning the race to transform driving over more complicated, if versatile plug-in hybrids.

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